The Lucky Farmgirl has a Pocket Dimension - Chapter 29

Chapter 29: Dividing Beancurd

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Eldest Uncle’s Sun Xiaoxue was still alright. She was six years old this year, so she did not feel that this kind of division was inappropriate. Although half a bowl was not enough and she still wanted to eat more, she did not say anything in the end. She only looked at her brothers’ bowls enviously.

Second Uncle’s mother, Sun Xiaoyu, was only four and a half years old this year. She was the same age as Zhao Zhitong and hadn’t had enough after half a bowl. If she still wanted to eat more, she would ask her mother for it.

However, she was rejected by second aunt. “Haven’t you already eaten? There are guests at home. You can’t be so insensible.”

Sun Xiaoyu wanted to cry, but she did not dare to. She only pouted, feeling extremely wronged.

Zhao Zhitong was even more confused. She asked Grandpa Bai, “Grandpa Bai, are Eldest Aunt and Second Aunt both bad mothers?”

Grandpa Bai stroked his beard and fell silent for a moment before saying, “You can’t say that. It can only be said that it’s an inertial thought. It’s determined by the environment you live in. Did you never realize that in this era, there has always been a phenomenon of favoring boys over girls?”

Zhao Zhitong’s face was blank. “Favoring boys over girls? Why do you favor males over females? Daddy even said that I’m smart.”

Grandpa Bai was amused. Then, he said seriously, “Girl, the meaning of favoring boys over girls is that men are superior to women. In a family, men are regarded as the inheritors. The elders will value men more. Correspondingly, men will have a higher status and obtain greater benefits.

“For example, if guests come to eat at home, women are not allowed to eat at the table. Now that your aunt is sharing food with the children, she naturally gave more food to the boys.”

Zhao Zhitong was stunned. After all, she had lived in a modern world where everyone was equal. Now that she had transmigrated, she was also doted on by Sun Mei and Zhao Dong. She had never come into contact with such thoughts.

At this moment, she couldn’t understand. “Why? Grandpa Bai, I don’t understand. Mother and Aunt worked so hard to prepare the food. Why don’t they serve it on the table? Aren’t boys and girls both parents’ treasures? Why are boys more noble?”

Grandpa Bai thought for a moment and explained, “Girl, the era you’re in now is an ancient era where farming is the main way of life. Due to the difference in human anatomy, women can’t do heavy physical work or earn money to support their families, so they became men’s accessories.

In such a social environment, gender equality would not be tolerated and it was almost impossible for women to be equal to men.

“Moreover, most of the time, women will be bound by strict virtues. If they leave a man, who is the woman’s husband, father, or son, she will starve to death. Therefore, it’s very difficult for women to have equal rights in such an era.”

Zhao Zhitong’s jaw dropped as she listened. Her almond-shaped eyes widened in disbelief. After being stunned for a long time, she asked, “Then, Grandpa Bai, if a woman can also earn money to support her family, leave her father, leave her husband, and leave her son, she won’t starve to death. Does that mean that she won’t be an accessory anymore and will be valued by her parents like a boy?”

Grandpa Bai chuckled and nodded. “In theory, that’s the case. Moreover, the facts have already proven that the world that the girl lived in previously was already implementing the idea of equality between men and women.

With the continuous development of science and technology, families no longer rely solely on men to do manual work to make a living. On the contrary, women can also hold up half the sky, and the status of men and women gradually became equal.”

Zhao Zhitong still felt sad when she heard that. In the end, a hint of determination appeared on her face. She clenched her fists and said, “Tongtong has to hold up half the sky. Even if she leaves Daddy, she won’t starve to death.”

Grandpa Bai stroked his beard and listened silently.

On the table, a few boys had not finished eating and were crawling on the table, eating sweet beancurd.

The two girls stared at the beancurd in their brothers’ bowls and kept asking, “Brother, is it delicious?”

Meanwhile, Zhao Zhitong was staring at the bowl of beancurd in a daze.

When the cousins finished their bowls of beancurd, their gazes fell on the bowl in front of Zhao Zhitong. She had not touched the beancurd.

“Cousin, Cousin, why aren’t you eating?”

Zhao Zhitong came back to her senses when she heard her cousin calling out to her. She looked at her beancurd and said, “Mother made a lot when I was at home. I don’t want to eat anymore.”

Second Cousin Sun Daqing took the lead and came over. He said in a coaxing tone, “Cousin, if you don’t eat it, it won’t taste good when it gets cold. Let us eat it, okay?”

Zhao Zhitong immediately protected the bowl and said fiercely, “No way!”

Then, she ran to her two cousins with a bowl and distributed the beancurd to them. “Little cousin, I am tired of eating curd. This bowl is for you.”

The two cousins were shocked by this surprise and asked uncertainly, “Is it for us to eat?”

Zhao Zhitong nodded heavily.

Seeing that Zhao Zhitong did not give them food but gave it to their sisters, the cousins were unhappy.

Sun Daqing grabbed Zhao Zhitong’s arm and questioned, “Why are you only feeding them and not us?”

Sun Daqing was the eldest son of her second uncle. He was nine years old this year and had inherited his second uncle’s big build. He was tall and strong.

How could Zhao Zhitong be afraid of him? She raised her head and glared at her cousin. However, she felt that this was not imposing, so she turned around and dragged a stool over.

Then, she climbed up and placed her hands on her hips. She glared at her little cousin and asked, “You’ve already eaten a bowl just now. My little cousins only ate half a bowl, right?”

Sun Daqing was really stunned by the little girl’s aggressive look. He nodded obediently. “Yes, yes. What’s wrong?”

Zhao Zhitong said confidently, “Since you’ve already eaten a bowl, you can’t eat anymore. You can eat as much as your two little cousins.”

This was because the family had always been divided like this. Even when they usually ate, it was always the men who ate rice and the women who ate porridge.

Hence, the cousins did not think that there was anything wrong with it. “But we’ve always shared it like this. Mother said that men have to work, so they have to eat more.”

Zhao Zhitong disagreed. She asked, “Then let me ask you, don’t the younger cousins work? Don’t the aunts work?”

Sun Daqing and the others were stunned by Zhao Zhitong’s question. They thought about it. Although their two younger sisters were young, they had to wash clothes and sweep the floor. They had to go to the river to get ragweed.

Their mother and grandmother also had to work in the fields with the men.

Hence, they nodded and said, “Yes, yes.”

Zhao Zhitong said, “Look, we’re all working. Why do two genders have to eat more and less? We have to eat our fill to have the strength to work. So, you’ve been wrong all along.”

As she spoke, she climbed down from the stool and placed her small basket on the table. Then, she took out nine candies.

He gave them one each and then gave one to each of his two little cousins. He asked, “Then I’ll give my little cousin two candies now and only give you one. Will you be happy?”

The cousins shook their heads repeatedly, indicating that they were not happy at all.

Zhao Zhitong raised her head and said, “So, you can’t snatch my cousin’s food in the future. Otherwise, I’ll bring a lot of sweets and not let you eat them. I won’t let you eat anything delicious in the future. Hmph.”

“Yes, yes, yes. We’ll listen to Little Cousin in the future.”

“Yes, yes. Little cousin, we’ll do whatever you want us to do.”

Seeing the candy, the few cousins instantly leaned towards their little cousin and nodded repeatedly.

Sun Xiaoxue and Sun Xiaoyu looked at Zhao Zhitong with stars in their eyes.

They suddenly felt that their little cousin was amazing. She knew so much and was so good at talking.

Zhao Zhitong looked like she had won a battle and became the boss of the Monkey Village. She stood on the stool and ordered the monkeys, “Alright, then come with me. I’ll tell you a secret.”

The group of little kids followed behind Zhao Zhitong and hid in the alley behind the west room. They began to plot something big.